Difference between revisions of "Dr. Ruth"
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| − | '''Dr. Ruth''' (1928) | + | '''Dr. Ruth''' (4 June 1928 - 12 July 2024) was a German born-American sex therapist, radio and TV presenter and author. Her TV programs in the 1980s were aimed at America's youth to inform them about sexuality. Due to her German accent, she was also an easy target for satire. |
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| + | Dr. Ruth was referred to by Zappa in his ''[[Z-Pack - Letter to the President|letter to The President]]'' regarding the [[Parents Music Resource Center|PMRC]]. (She was not a supporter of the PMRC) | ||
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<div align="right"> Frank Zappa. [[The Real Frank Zappa Book]]</div> | <div align="right"> Frank Zappa. [[The Real Frank Zappa Book]]</div> | ||
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| + | When Zappa was interviewed by Ivo Niehe in 1991 for his talk show, Niehe also mentioned Dr. Ruth and Zappa replied that her sex advice on TV basically boiled down to telling teenagers it's better "to jerk off" than have sex. | ||
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Latest revision as of 08:39, 16 August 2026
Dr. Ruth (4 June 1928 - 12 July 2024) was a German born-American sex therapist, radio and TV presenter and author. Her TV programs in the 1980s were aimed at America's youth to inform them about sexuality. Due to her German accent, she was also an easy target for satire.
Frank Zappa
Dr. Ruth was referred to by Zappa in his letter to The President regarding the PMRC. (She was not a supporter of the PMRC)
"In a nation where deranged pressure groups fight for the removal of sexual education from public schools, and parents know so little about sex that they have to call "Dr. Ruth" on TV for answers to rudimentary anatomical questions, it would seem infinitely more responsible for these esteemed wives and mothers to demand a full-scale Congressional demystification of the subject."
When Zappa was interviewed by Ivo Niehe in 1991 for his talk show, Niehe also mentioned Dr. Ruth and Zappa replied that her sex advice on TV basically boiled down to telling teenagers it's better "to jerk off" than have sex.
